What can I have for dinner tonight?

Question

I want something that's fairly cheap to buy the ingrediants and easy to cook.. Also, I'm pregnant so no liver or soft cheese etc.
Thanks!

No liver because of the Vitamin A in it (not good for baby) and soft cheese because of listeria (I think).. Also, no raw or undercooked eggs because of salmonella and no seafood - I'm sure I'll find out more as the pregnancy progresses!

Answer 1

Thai Stir fry Chicken and Noodles.
Make a paste from finely chopped garlic, chilli, lemongrass, ginger and coriander.
Slice up 2 chicken breasts and rub the paste into the meat.
Thinly slice up mushrooms, carrots, onions, mange tout, peppers, cabbage (most veg in fact!!)
Fry off the chicken in a frying pan or large saucepan, add the veg once the meat starts to brown.

Cook for 5 mins til veg softening but still a bit crunchy.
Cook the noodles in boling water (medium egg noodles usually take about 5 mins to cook)
Add the cooked Noodles and a half tin of coconut milk.
Gorgeous and enough left over for another day.
Also the spices etc are good for you and baby (but not too much chilli!!)_

This website may help you

http://www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk/readysteadybaby/pregnancy/foodstoavoid.htm

Answer 2

Chop a red onion and fry in a little olive oil, when it's nearly ready add a crushed clove of garlic.

Meanwhile cook some cashew nuts in a pot with the lid on in a little butter (not oil) until brown.

Add the cashews to the onions/garlic then add a chopped green pepper, mushrooms, carrot and zuchini.

Mix a cube of vegetable stock in a little water, then add that, half a can of chopped plum tomatoes to the vegetables, and cook, stirring for about 5 - 10 minutes.

Serve with rice that you've squeezed a lemon over when cooked.

Enjoy!

Answer 3

Fresh tomato sauce. I've only ever met one person who didn't like it, even if I burned it or put in too much sugar. If you have garlic, onions, and olive oil lying around, all you have to buy are herbs and passata.
Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 chopped sprigs fresh rosemary
1 chopped sage leaf or 1 pinch dried sage (optional)
1/2 a chopped red onion
4-6 cloves garlic (how much do you like garlic?)
5 or 6 halved cherry tomatoes (optional)
1 litre passata or 1 can tomatoes
Sugar to taste (gets rid of bitterness-about 1-2 Tbsp should be used)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

1. Simmer the onion and herbs in the olive oil until onions are soft
2. Add the garlic and simmer until onions are transeculant
3. Add the cherry tomatoes and passata
4. Simmer to reduce for about 15 mins.
5. Add the sugar, salt, and pepper

Serve over pasta and enjoy!

Answer 4

Buy a large flat mushroom. Put it in a baking dish with a little chopped garlic,black pepper, some chopped parsley or other herbs (maybe dried oregano or chilli flakes) a large knob of butter in the cap and a knob or two of butter in the dish. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or so til the butter has melted in the dish and sizzling a little. Then take out-cut open and spread on one side a ciabatta bun with a little dijon mustard. Put the mushroom on that slice and drizzle the juices on the other. If you have any,pop some rocket into the sandwich and enjoy.

Answer 5

Are you craving anything? When I was pregnant, I could only decide on the day what I wanted for dinner, cos my cravings went from loving something one day, to hating it the next!! I was terribly sick during my pregancy too, so at times I could only stomach salad and fruit! I tended to love things like jacket spud with cheese and beans, pasta with a tomato sauce and lots of cheese on top, spaghetti hoops on toast....lots of simple things basically!! If someone else was cooking, then I'd love a nice roast, casserole, shepherds pie etc...or of course, the unbeatable take away!! I gained 4.5stone during both pregnancies, and after reading this back, I can now see why!!

Enjoy whatever you decide!

Answer 6

Beef Tenderloin with Creamy Risotto

Ingredients:
¼ cup Kraft sun dried tomato vinaigrette dressing
¾ cup chopped zucchini
¼ cup shredded carrot
¼ cup red pepper
1-cup minute white rice, uncooked
¾ cup chicken broth
½ cup milk
2 tbls. Grey poupon Dijon mustard
2 beef tenderloin steaks (4 oz. Each) 1-inch thick

Directions:
-Heat 1 tbls. Of the dressing in a saucepan. Add zucchini, carrot and red pepper, stir frequently
-Stir in rice, broth, milk and mustard. Bring to a boil; cover. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes
-Meanwhile, cook steaks in remaining dressing in skillet on medium heat 5 min. Turn steaks over; cover. Cook an additional 5 to 8 min. for rare to medium doneness. Serve steak with rice mixture.

Answer 7

Invest in a cheap steamer. You can't go wrong. Fish in 12 minutes. You can buy it reduced in a supermarket as long as you eat it the same day. Look after baby !

Answer 8

A nice Chicken Salad with Rice or New Potatoes.

Answer 9

I'm pregnant aswell and I;ve just made shepherds pie using mince, veg, gravy and mash-really quick if you do it on the hob and don't bother with heating it in the oven aswell and its good as its got lots of nutrients from the veg and protein

Answer 10

Jacket potatoes with tons of baked beans on, chrunchy garlic bread on the side. Just right to warm you up on a cold miserable night